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Dorchester Board of Education brings community into superintendent search
CAMBRIDGE — With the search for a new Dorchester County Public Schools superintendent underway, the Dorchester County Board of Education hosted three community visioning meetings for the public to share their thoughts on what the district needs in its next superintendent. Board of Education member Chris Wheedleton, who facilitated the sessions, said a nice cross-section of the community came out and there was good engagement. He said the board wanted to thank the community for its participation in the visioning sessions and online survey. ...
Friday apartment fire caused by discarded smoking material
CAMBRIDGE — Discarded smoking material caused an accidental apartment fire at The Meadows of Cambridge Apartments on Friday. According to a news release from the Office of the State Fire Marshal, the fire, which started on the second floor of a wood-framed balcony at 5238 Primrose Court, was discovered by a neighboring tenant. The discarded smoking material was from a third-floor balcony, the release stated. It took 20 firefighters 35...
Trappe Town Council Considers Zoning Regulations for Cannabis Businesses
TRAPPE, MD - Another town in Talbot County is preparing to welcome cannabis dispensaries and manufacturing facilities as the town of Trappe discusses cannabis zoning regulations. Town leaders are deliberating on the distances that dispensaries or manufacturing facilities would need to maintain from sensitive areas. They are considering a requirement...
State Officials Seek to Resolve CWDI and City of Cambridge Conflicts
As tensions over control of the Cambridge Harbor development have intensified in these last two weeks, state officials are pressing Cambridge city leaders and members of Cambridge Waterfront Development Incorporated to resolve their conflicts. State Representative Tom Hutchinson said he was on a cruise in the Caribbean when his phone...
Federalsburg family looks for answers
FEDERALSBURG — Twenty-five years ago, LaTonya Murray made the trek back and forth from Easton to Baltimore for three months just to see her baby girl. Onyae Murray was born at the Easton hospital in 1998, 23 weeks into LaTonya’s pregnancy. She weighed less than a pound. “She was the smallest baby that had been born in Talbot County that survived,” LaTonya said. ...
North Dorchester shuts down the Royals
HURLOCK, Md.– North Dorchester defeated Delmarva Christian in a final score of 7-1 on Friday afternoon. North Dorchester jumped out to an early 3-0 lead on the Royals. Delmarva Christian would have a hard time stopping the Eagles offense as they would add on 3 more runs to make 6-0. The Royals would plate one run off a bases loaded walk.
County responds to sewage discharge near Royal Oak
County staff responded to a small sewage leak near Royal Oak earlier this week, according to a press release from the county. On Tuesday, April 30, at approximately 3:30 p.m., the Talbot County Sanitary District was notified by a county inspector that the ditch adjacent to the intersection of St. Michaels Road and Royal Oak Road was damp despite there no rain for several days. There was no other evidence of a sewer leak. ...
Carpe Diem Arts Alive! Brookletts Lunchtime Series Celebrating Jewish American Heritage Month and Mother’s Day
CARPE DIEM! ARTS ALIVE! Second Tuesdays: Free Lunch-Time Performance Series. Celebrating Jewish American Heritage Month and Mother’s Day. Carpe Diem Arts is proud to present this remarkable mid-day program in partnership with Brookletts Place in Easton, 400 Brookletts Ave—scheduled on the Second Tuesday of the month, September through May 2023. Mark your calendars for our last two concerts of the season: April 9 and May 14. More info at www.carpediemarts.org/brookletts-place.
Owners put Lil' Bitta Bull on market, 'not in any hurry' to sell
CAMBRIDGE — Although Lil’ Bitta Bull BBQ owners Jeannie and Henry VanDyke are interested in selling their barbecue joint and the building it’s located in, they aren’t necessarily going anywhere anytime soon. The VanDykes listed their property at 520 Race St. for sale about a month ago. But the business owners and married couple are in no rush to sell it or the restaurant itself. “We love it, and we...
Londonderry’s Erica Hardeo Named 2024 “Woman to Watch”
Londonderry on the Tred Avon’s Director of Community Engagement, Erica Hardeo, was named a 2024 Woman to Watch by APG Media. She, along with other honorees, was recognized during a special event on April 10th at the Avalon Theatre in Easton. “This recognition is so well deserved,” said Rachel...
Talbot County announces 2024 Community Impact Award winners at Business Appreciation Summit
Talbot County business leaders gathered on Thursday, May 2, in the Tidewater Inn’s Gold Ballroom for the 17th Talbot County Business Appreciation Summit and presentation of the 2024 Community Impact Awards. The event included a keynote address from Chris Pilkerton, former acting administrator and general legal counsel for the U.S. Small Business Administration and author of “Underserved: Harnessing the Principles of Lincoln’s Reconstruction for Today’s Forgotten Communities” and an upcoming book on pandemic economic stimulus programs to be released later this year. ...
Bayside Championship Previews: Baseball, Softball and Lacrosse teams battle for conference title's
It's championship week in the Bayside Conference's spring season, as Monday and Tuesday hold the Bayside Championship games for baseball, softball and lacrosse. And with the MPSSAA playoffs for each sport kicking off shortly after, the joys and intensity of postseason competition has officially arrived. For the undefeated Mardela Warriors...
Second man arrested for March incident in Trappe
TRAPPE — Two men have been arrested for an incident that took place on Howell Point Road on March 23 in Trappe. Flamond D. Woolford, 18, of Cambridge, was arrested Monday by the Talbot County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division and charged with home invasion, kidnapping, first-degree assault, armed robbery, reckless endangerment, use of a firearm in a violent crime, conspiracy to commit the crimes and other related charges. On...
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